Phoenix, AZ (December 19, 2006) - The Phoenix Film
Critics Society (PFCS) is proud to announce their award winners for 2006
and the list of their Top Ten films.

Taking top honors for Best Picture this year is
Universal Pictures' "United 93", with "Casino Royale" receiving the
second ever Best Stunts award. "The Departed" and "Little Miss Sunshine"
dominate the Seventh annual awards with both films taking best
screenplay awards and Martin Scorsese being named Best Director. Jack
Nicholson is taking home the Best Supporting Actor award for "The
Departed" while "Little Miss Sunshine" collects Best Acting Ensemble and
Best Performance by a Youth - Female for Abigail Breslin.

Proving that acting is in the genes, Will Smith's son
Jaden was named Best Youth Actor - Male for his performance in "Pursuit
of Happyness". Other big winners included Forest Whitaker as Best Actor
in "The Last King of Scotland", Helen Mirren Best Actress in "The Queen"
and Cate Blanchett wins Best Supporting Actress for her performance in
"Notes On A Scandal".

Jennifer Hudson had her breakout performance co-starring
in "Dreamgirls" while Emilio Estevez had his breakout performance behind
the camera directing "Bobby".

"Letters From Iwo Jima" was named Best Foreign Language
Film; "An Inconvenient Truth", Al Gore's warning on global warming, was
Best Documentary; "Flushed Away" Best Animated Film and "Charlotte's
Web" Best Live Action Family Film.

Seventh Annual Phoenix
Film Critics Society Award winners: 2006

Best Picture
United 93

Top Ten Films (In
Alphabetical Order)
Babel
Bobby
Borat
Children of Men
The Departed
The Last King of Scotland
Letters From Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen
United 93

Best Director
Martin Scorsese - The Departed

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Helen Mirren - The Queen

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Jack Nicholson - The Departed

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett - Notes On A Scandal

Best Ensemble Acting
Little Miss Sunshine

Best Screenplay written directly for the screen
Little Miss Sunshine

Best Screenplay adapted from another medium
The Departed

Best Live Action Family Film
Charlotte's Web

Overlooked Film of the Year
Hard Candy

Best Animated Film
Flushed Away

Best Foreign Language Film
Letters From Iwo Jima

Best Documentary
An Inconvenient Truth

Best Use of Music
Dreamgirls

Best Cinematography
Apocalypto

Best Film Editing
The Departed

Best Production Design
Marie Antoinette

Best Costume Design
Marie Antoinette

Best Visual Effects
Superman Returns

Best Stunts
Casino Royale

Breakout Performance of the Year - On Screen
Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls

Breakout Performance of the Year - Behind the Camera
Emilio Estevez - Bobby

Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting
Role - Male
Jaden Smith - Pursuit of Happyness

Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting
Role - Female
Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine

PHOENIX (December 20, 2005) - The Phoenix Film Critics
Society (PFCS) today announced its 2005 Awards including their Top 10
films. The organization also added a new awards category this year for
Best Stunts.

Taking top honors for Best Picture is Universal
Pictures' "Cinderella Man." "In a year full of surprises, there couldn't
be a bigger one than 'Cinderella Man' taking our top honors. This
powerful uplifting story is a great example of filmmaking that didn't
diminish in everyone's memory over the year." said David Ramsey,
president of the PFCS.

Focus Features' "Brokeback Mountain" dominated the 2005
Awards with six wins including Best Actor, Heath Ledger, Best Supporting
Actor, Jake Gyllenhaal, Best Supporting Actress, Michelle Williams, Best
Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography and inclusion in the Top Ten.

Other big winners included Felicity Huffman as Best
Actress for Weinstein Company's "Transamerica" and George Clooney as
Best Director for Warner Independent Pictures' "Good Night, and Good
Luck".

FOX Searchlight's "Millions" was the surprise winner of
the Best Live Action Family Film with DreamWorks' "Wallace and Gromit:
The Curse of the Were Rabbit" winning Best Animated Film and Warner
Independent Pictures' "March of the Penguins" winning Best Documentary.

The first annual Best Stunts award goes to Warner
Brothers' "Batman Begins". David Ramsey adds, "The PFCS works very hard
to honor everyone involved with making great motion pictures from the
director to make up because they all are an integral part of what makes
a great movie. It's about time someone honored the work stunt
coordinators and stuntmen and women do to add to our enjoyment of a
movie. "

Sixth Annual Phoenix
Film Critics Society
Award winners:
2005

Top Ten Films of 2005 (in alphabetical order)
A History of Violence
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Cinderella Man
Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck
In Her Shoes
King Kong
Sin City
Walk the Line

Best Picture
Cinderella Man

Best Director
George Clooney - Good Night, and Good Luck

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Felicity Huffman - Transamerica

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain

Best Live Action Family Film
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"

Best Animated Film
"The Incredibles"

Best Foreign Language Film
"Hero"

Best Documentary Film
"Fahrenheit 9/11"

Best Original Song
'Accidentally in Love', "Shrek 2"

Best Original Score
"Sideways"

Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music
"Ray"

Best Cinematography
"The Aviator"

Best Editing
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

Best Production Design
"The Aviator"

Best Costume Design
"The Aviator"

Best Visual Effects
"Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow"

Best Makeup
"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"

Breakout of the Year - On Screen
Paz Vega, "Spanglish"

Breakout of the Year - Behind the Camera
Zach Braff, "Garden State"

Best Performance by Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Male
Freddie Highmore, "Finding Neverland"

Best Performance by Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Female
Sarah Steele, "Spanglish"

Some interesting facts about the awards:
This is the first time we have done a Top Ten list. We are one of
the few, if not the only, local critics organization to announce a Top
Ten. This is the first year we have not gone through a nomination
process.

"The Aviator" won 5 total awards while "Sideways" grabbed 4. The
PFCS apparently has a penchant for epics - the last three years a "Lord
of the Rings" film dominated the awards.

The big surprise in the top ten is "Spanglish", it also won two acting
awards - breakout of the year for Paz Vega and youth-female for Sarah
Steele.

Best Picture
Finding Nemo
In AmericaLord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
Lost in Translation
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best Director
Sofia Coppola 'Lost in Translation'Peter Jackson 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'*
Jim Sheridan 'In America'
Gore Verbinski 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black
Pearl'
Peter Weir 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Johnny Depp 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'
Paul Giamatti 'American Splendor'Ben Kingsley 'House of Sand and Fog'*
Bill Murray 'Lost in Translation'
Sean Penn '21 Grams'

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Scarlett Johansson 'Lost in Translation'
Scarlett Johansson 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'
Diane Keaton 'Something's Gotta Give'Naomi Watts '21 Grams'*
Evan Rachel Wood 'Thirteen'

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Sean Astin 'Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'Alec Baldwin 'The Cooler'*
Benicio del Toro '21 Grams'
Tim Robbins 'Mystic River'
Ken Watanabe 'The Last Samurai'

Best Ensemble Acting
A Mighty Wind
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Love Actually
The Station Agent21 Grams*

Best Screenplay - OriginalIn America*
Lost in Translation
Pieces of April
Thirteen
21 Grams

Best Screenplay Adapted from another medium
American Splendor
Big Fish
House of Sand and FogLord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

The Overlooked Must See Film
A Mighty Wind
Down With LovePieces of April*
Shattered Glass
The Station Agent

Best Live Action Family Film
ElfFreaky Friday*
Holes
Peter Pan
Secondhand Lions

Best Animated Film
Brother BearFinding Nemo*
Looney Tunes Back in Action

Best Foreign Language Film
Barbarian InvasionsCity of God*
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Man on the Train
Swimming Pool

Best Original Song
Here's to Love 'Down With Love'
Into the West 'Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'
Man of the Hour 'Big Fish'Time Enough for Tears 'In America'*
You Will Be My Ain True Love 'Cold Mountain'

Best Original Score
A Mighty Wind
Big Fish
Cold Mountain
The Last SamuraiLord of the Rings: The Return of the King*

Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music
American Splendor
Elf
Love Actually
Mona Lisa SmileSchool of Rock*

Best Cinematography
Cold Mountain
The Last SamuraiLord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Winged Migration

Best Film Editing
American Splendor
Kill Bill, Volume 1Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
21 Grams

Best Production Design
Down With Love
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Last SamuraiLord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best Costume DesignDown With Love*
The Last Samurai
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Best Visual Effects
Kill Bill, Volume 1Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
Matrix Revolutions
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Best Makeup
Big FishLord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The Singing Detective
Underworld

Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - MaleBrett Kelly 'Bad Santa'*
Shia LaBeouf 'Holes'
Max Pirkis 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'
Thomas Sangster 'Love Actually'
Jeremy Sumpter 'Peter Pan'

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King leads all films with a
record 13 nominations, one more than the two previous LOTR films
earned each of the last two years.

We have split our Breakout Performance Award into two. One for On
Screen and the other for Behind the Camera.

Scarlett Johansson's double nomination is the first time that
someone has been double nominated in lead category. In 2001,
Frances McDormand and Joaquin Phoenix were both double nominated in
supporting categories. She was also nominated for Break Out
Performance making her the first person with three acting
nominations.

“LORD OF THE RINGS” SWEEPS AWARDS FROM
PHOENIX FILM CRITICS SOCIETY FOR SECOND YEAR

PHOENIX
(January 14, 2003)
– Winners were announced today by the Phoenix Film Critics Society
(PFCS) with top honors going to “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”.
The second installment from New Line Cinema’s trilogy took top honors,
winning 8 awards including Best Picture and Best Ensemble Cast. “The
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” also received winning nods for:
Screenplay - Adaptation, Song, Cinematography, Production Design, Makeup
and Visual Effects.

Scoring a surprising top honor for Best Actor is Sam Rockwell
from “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind”. Best Actress accolades go to
Julianne Moore for her performance in ”Far From Heaven”, a film that
also garnered a Best Directing award for Todd Haynes.“Far From Heaven” also scored wins for Best
Screenplay-Original and Best Score. Best Supporting Actor went to
veteran Paul Newman for “Road to Perdition” and Best Supporting Actress
went to Catherine Zeta-Jones for her role in “Chicago”.
Universal Pictures’ film, “About a Boy” won an award that is
unique to the PFCS. “About a Boy” starring Hugh Grant, was selected as
the Overlooked Film for 2002.

“It was one of those great films that not enough people saw,” David
Ramsey, president of PFCS, said. “The entire cast turned in great
performances, and the movie had an outstanding message. Unfortunately it
didn’t make it on enough people’s radar.”

Ramsey said that this was a banner year for films.
“This was a challenging year to pass out awards,” Ramsey said. “There
was some outstanding film making in 2002, and made for a great year at
the movies.

2002 PHOENIX FILM CRITICS SOCIETY WINNERS

All nominees listed, winners marked with a *, in bold.

Best Picture
About Schmidt
Chicago
Far From HeavenThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*
Road to Perdition

2001 WINNERS Nominations (in
alphabetical order) announced January 15, 2002Winners announced January 29,
2002 with a *

Lord Rings Up 10 PFCS Awards!

"Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" received a record 10
PFCS Awards including Best Picture, Director, Screenplay - Adaptation,
Song, Acting Ensemble, Score, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume
Design, and Visual Effects. It was nominated for 12, losing Best
Make-up to "Planet of the Apes" and Best Film Editing to "Memento".
"Memento" won 3 awards including Best Screenplay Original and Best
Newcomer, both going to Christopher Nolan.

Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly were both honored for their work
in "A Beautiful Mind". Halle Berry is Best Actress for "Monster's
Ball" and Ben Kingsley is Best Supporting Actor for his work in "Sexy
Beast". Dakota Fanning won the award for Best Performance by a
Youth.

Surprise winners included "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" for Best Use of
Previously Published or Recorded Music, an award that is exclusive to
the PFCS. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" edged out
its animated competition to bring home the award for Best Family Film.
Best Animated film was a tie between "Monsters, Inc". and "Shrek".
"Amelie" surprised no one by winning the Best Foreign Language Film
award .

Best Picture
A Beautiful Mind
Amelie*Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Man Who Wasn't There, The
Memento

Best Acting Ensemble
Black Hawk Down
Gosford Park*Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Ocean's Eleven
Royal Tenenbaums, The

Best Screenplay - Original
Man Who Wasn't There, The*Memento
Monster's Ball
Others, The
Royal Tenenbaums, The

Best Screenplay - Adaptation
A Beautiful Mind
Ghost World
Hearts in Atlantis
Hedwig and the Angry Inch*Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Best Family Film*Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Monsters, Inc.
Princess Diaries, The
Shrek
Spy Kids

Best Animated Film (tie)*Monsters, Inc.*Shrek
Waking Life

Best Foreign Language Film*Amelie
Bread and Tulips
Brotherhood of the Wolf
No Man's Land
With A Friend Like Harry

Best Song
"Come What May" - Moulin Rouge
"If I Didn't Have You" - Monsters, Inc.*"May It Be" - Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
"Three Small Words" - Josie and the Pussycats
"Vanilla Sky" - Vanilla Sky

Best Score
A Beautiful Mind
Amelie
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone*Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge

Best Use Of Previously Published or Recorded Music*Hedwig and The Angry Inch
I Am Sam
Moulin Rouge
Ocean's Eleven
Royal Tenenbaums, The

Best Cinematography
Amelie
Black Hawk Down*Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Man Who Wasn't There, The
Moulin Rouge

Best Film Editing
Ali
Black Hawk Down
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*Memento
Moulin Rouge

Best Production Design
A. I.: Artificial Intelligence
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone*Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Man Who Wasn't There, The
Moulin Rouge

Best Costume Design
Gosford Park
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone*Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge
Planet of the Apes

Best Visual Effects
A. I.: Artificial Intelligence
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone*Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge
Pearl Harbor

Best Makeup
A. I.: Artificial Intelligence
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge*Planet of the Apes

Some Interesting Facts:
39 Films were nominated for awards. "Lord of the Rings: The
Fellowship of the Ring" led with 12 nominations followed by "Moulin
Rouge" with 10. Two people were nominated for two acting awards:
Billy Bob Thornton for Best Actor in "The Man Who Wasn't There" and for
Best Supporting Actor in "Bandits"; and Kelly Endresz-Banlaki for both
Best Newcomer and Best Performance by a Youth for "An American
Rhapsody".

"ALMOST FAMOUS" WINS THREE PFCS AWARDS FOR THE YEAR 2000

The First Annual Phoenix Film Critics Society
Awards were announced January 16, 2001, and "Almost Famous" won Best
Picture, Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay. In
all, 14 films were honored in 20 different categories.

The following is a complete list of all winners.

Best Picture - ALMOST FAMOUS
Best Director - Steven Soderbergh for TRAFFIC
Best Actor -Geoffrey Rush for QUILLS
Best Actress - Ellen Burstyn for REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
Best Supporting Actor- Willem Dafoe for SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE
Best Supporting Actress -Kate Hudson for ALMOST FAMOUS
Best Screenplay, Original- ALMOST FAMOUS written by Cameron Crowe
Best Screenplay, Adaptation -QUILLS written by Doug Wright
Best Family Film- CHICKEN RUN
Best Animated Film -CHICKEN RUN
Best Foreign Language Film-CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
Best Song - "My Funny Friend And Me" by Sting,
from THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE
Best Score -THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE by Rachel Portman
Best Cinematography-THE CELL, Paul Laufer
Best Film Editing- REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, Jay Rabinowitz
Best Costume Design - DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, Rita
Ryack
Best Visual Effects- VERTICAL LIMIT, Kent Houston
Best Makeup- DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, Rick Baker
Best Newcomer- Rob Brown for FINDING FORRESTER
Best Youth Performance- Jamie Bell for BILLY ELLIOT